Andrew Scott on “doing unspeakable things” to Paul Mescal in romantic drama ‘All Of Us Strangers’
Spectre, as Moriarty in Sherlock) to the sympathetic (a bullied gay man in 2014’s Pride, a well-meaning father in last year’s Catherine Called Birdy) to the downright hot (as the “Hot Priest” of Fleabag).But this year makes a major shift in Scott’s career, especially with the impending arrival of All Of Us Strangers, his first proper leading role on screen.From acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Haigh (Weekend, Looking, 45 Years), the film adapts Taichi Yamada’s 1987 novel Strangers for modern-day London and delves into new thematic territory by making its lead character a forty-something gay man.Adam (Scott) is a lonely screenwriter living in an urban high-rise, the monotony of his life broken up by the attention of a younger neighbor named Harry (Paul Mescal).
Eventually, the two strike up a cautious-yet-tender romance.Around that same time, Adam takes a train trip back to his hometown, visiting the home he grew up in, where he’s surprised to find his parents (Claire Foy, Jamie Bell) looking the same age as the day they tragically died in a car accident, decades earlier.So, are they ghosts?
Well, sort of. As Adam navigates his peculiar new relationship with his parents—where he’s somehow now older than they appear—his feelings become entwined with his connection to Harry in surprising, moving, and heartbreaking ways.The internet is (understandably) losing its mind over Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott partying at a gay bar.Scott is a revelation in All Of Us Strangers, and has been quietly building Oscar buzz since its debut at the Telluride Film Festival.
The lauded film role, coupled with his stage work in a revival of Uncle Vanya in London’s West End and his upcoming Netflix adaptation of The Talented Mr.
